Golf forever is not a swing trainer, it's an exercise program, sure you take some swings with it as you progress but on the whole I consider it an exercise program. I spent one day doing 30 minutes of nothing but hip stretches and man I was sore lol. I picked it up in November? And fiddled here and there but once the new year hit been pretty consistent 3 times a week for the most part. I still do the recommend programs and haven't really "picked my own". A little about me for background. I'm 51. I am 5'9" When I graduated from college, I weighed 180lbs an I was a solid low body fat in shape 180 and was working out 6 days a week. I played baseball and ice hockey into my 30s and started taking golf seriously after college. Then family, work kids, car accident, injuries happened, I stopped playing sports as much and got up to 205. I was still kind of working out but not as much. I stopped going to the driving range etc. Then COVID hit, I stopped coaching and I really let myself go. Put on another 20 stopped working out completely and hurt my back and hip again. My golf game suffered. So 2023 I decided to rededicate my fitness/diet. I was looking for something golf centric
The reason I tell you all this is to let you know I'm no stranger to the gym, working out, being in shape etc. I've started very slowly and light by design and will ramp up probably in another month. To me it's totally been worth it. I've enjoyed it immensely. Watching JT get a quick workout in using it was like OK....
I didn't exercise for probably close to 2 years so I definitely didn't want to push it.
All I can tell you it feels like it's been worth it for me. Today was the first round I've played since using it for 2 months and I 100% noticed a difference. I was stable, able to turn better and just generally felt comfortable more than I have over the past 3 years.
I'm a 7 hcp index fwiw
If you have any specific questions feel free
My .02 ymmv
I understand it's an exercise program, and should have worded it differently - that's what I was looking for, whether or not the exercise part was worth it and if you were definitely seeing improvement as far as flexibility. Our backgrounds are pretty similar other than me having a few years on you and being a 13hcp instead of a 7 like you are. I'm far enough along on my "get in shape" plan to be within 10 lbs of my goal weight, but looking to focus on mostly stretching and flexibility. Do you do most of your flexibility exercises in the gym with the trainer/cable thing, or do you follow the program at home? Are weight workouts included in the exercises or is it all body weight w/the trainer/cable?
so in the app you pick what equipment you have. The options are swing trainer, bands, dumbbells, foam roller, excercise ball..... then they pick specific workouts. Its usually half stretch then half "power" training. Some have been nothing but stretching. You can also just pick and choose which workouts you want to do.
I do everything in my basement - the swing trainer comes with a door attachment, 2 bands (light - medium) , 2 handles and weight balls to put in the end. I already have foam roller, weight bench, kettlebells BUT I only use the bands/bar and roller.
The only workout I can't do in my basement so far is when you do full swings with the bar.
So one exercise routine I like involves the swing trainer bar attached to cable which is attached to door. you start on floor and do roational excercises, then stand, then presses with lunges etc etc. You control how easy or hard my hand placement on the handles and tension you put on the band
Funny how easy that is to predict.
still waiting to see if i placed top 3, plenty of 25 plus sandbaggers in this
